Appalachian Energy Summit 2022

Since 2012, the Appalachian Energy Summit (AES) — a three-day, annual event envisioned and hosted by App State — has gathered faculty, staff and students from colleges and universities, energy managers and visionaries, and government and industry leaders to share ideas and put into action ecological, financial and social processes designed to improve energy efficiency across the UNC System, the state and beyond. Support from sponsors and private donors has allowed participants to attend free of charge.

Throughout the year, working groups sponsored and supported by the summit continue to advance energy saving initiatives.

Listen to notable AES speakers

• Amory Lovins, Rocky Mountain Institute co-founder and chief scientist; 2013 AES.
• Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a world-recognized environmentalist and energy policy expert; 2015 AES.
• Bill McKibben, a best-selling author and environmental activist; 2016 AES.
• McKibben and Lovins, an armchair discussion at the 2016 AES.
• Leith Sharp, director of executive education for sustainability leadership, Harvard University; 2017 AES.
• Michael Regan, secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality; 2017 AES.
• David Orr, environmentalist, activist and the Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics Emeritus at Oberlin College; 2017 AES.